Dhaka (West) Photography Tour: Full Day Street Photography

Tour Duration: Full Day TourLocation: Old DhakaTour Attractions: Street Photography in mega city DhakaBest time to go: Round the yearTour Available: Round the year except Fridays, Saturdays, and HolidaysNext Scheduled Tour: N/A

Dhaka is one of the most densely populated city in the world, a residence of more that 16 million people, which is increasing every day. It is full of interesting streets and bazaars containing countless subjects to shoot, specially the older part of the city famously known as Old Dhaka. This is a paradise for both PRO and armature photographers.

If you love street photography, and have two days in hand to do photography tour in Dhaka, this is the second tour you should book. We will take you to the western part of old Dhaka, and show it’s numerous back-streets and bazaars in search of perfect subjects. You’ll be surprised to see how willingly people pose for you, and no one ever ask for money to do so, unlike some other popular tourist destinations in the world.

Itinerary of Dhaka (West) Photography Tour

10.30 – 12.00 PM: Photography at Swarighat – an interesting boat station beside Buriganga river. Take a boat ride to a village market on the other side of the river, and back to Swarighat.

12.00 – 01.00 PM: Photography at Chawk Bazar – the most interesting market of Dhaka city where you can get almost anything you need. This is the largest wholesale market for street vendors who come here from every corner of the country. Also visit Mowlovi Bazar – another interesting general wholesale market in Old Dhaka.

01.30 – 02.00 PM: Lunch on a local restaurant with authentic local food.

02.30 – 04.30 PM: Photography at Tanti Bazar – the largest jewellery market of Old Dhaka, Islampur Road – the largest wholesale clothing market of the city, and Babu Bazar – another interesting area of Dhaka including Babu Bazar Bridge on Buriganga river.

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Important notes

It is NOT recommended to book this tour unless you are a serious photographer, and have a strong interest on photographing people and general life. Booking other general tours e.g. Old Dhaka Tour or Old Capital Tour will bring better experience instead.

There will be no photography lessons from pro photographers on any of our photography tours. A general English speaking guide will be provided on the tour, who will simply take you to all the places listed in the itinerary which are very much photogenic if you have enough interest.

This is a walking tour. We will simply transport you to and from the start and end location with an air-conditioned car. Rest of the sites will be covered on foot.

Be prepared to walk a lot, and wear shoes accordingly.

Itinerary of the tour is just an outline and not fixed. It could be changed depending on the traffic.

Tour is not available on Fridays, Saturdays, and govt. holidays, because there will be not much activities on these places during weekends and holidays.

Specialty of Bengali food is they are spicy, which is the main difference with Indian food. Khichuri (made of rice, lentil, and meat) and Biriani (rice and meat cooked specially with added spice) are two of the most famous foods of Old Dhaka – specially Biriani.

Ladies friendly toilets are almost absent in Dhaka. You’ll be able to find good toilet only in the restaurant.

Booking of any of our day tours is possible maximum 02 weeks in advance.

We’ll require the full payment in advance online to book this tour. Details of our online payment system could be found here: Online payment FAQs.

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